One of the most famous Indian faces on the planet, everything Priyanka Chopra Jonas learned, she learned it on the job.
'I didn't want to do a highlight reel with greatest hits of Yash Raj Films.' 'I wanted to do an actual story.'
Dazzling, dancing and decked to the hilt, courtesans in Hindi films are a breathtaking mix of shiny fantasy and flirtatious poetry to behold.
'I don't think I ever lost the confidence as an actor.'
Had he not taken his final curtain call on April 23, 1992, Satyajit Ray would still, undoubtedly, have been making movies.
Aseem Chhabra looks at the year's best Non-Hindi Indian movies.
'Our onscreen chemistry was always special.'
It was a day with a difference for industry icons Salim-Javed, who transformed Hindi cinema in the 1970s with films like Zanjeer, Sholay, Deewar and Don, when their families got together to hail them on stage.
Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis has given his best wishes to the Adipurush team for the success of the film.
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Raja Sen lists movies that would work wonders for any generation lucky enough to see them on the big screen.
'I have enjoyed working on this film. It is one of my best films,' says the star.
Alaya is a bikini babe... Nora, Mouni are in Atlanta... Amy wraps up shoot...
It is the first Indian film in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 30 years.
'With his passing, Indian cinema has lost its most undaunted voice, a voice of unsettling truths, a window to history, a school of filmmaking.'
Whether it is non-Hindi films dubbed in Hindi or Hindi dubbed in other Indian languages or English dubbed in Indian languages, the whole multilingual film is bringing more ticket sales.
'We shot about 20 or 30 days, I'd say at best 20 per cent. The big stuff is remaining.'
Ester Noronha who has worked in Telugu films talks about making her Kannada debut.
Bloody Ishq comes off looking even more shoddy and ill-conceived when there is so much superior content to entertain the horror buff, observes Deepa Gahlot.
'Television actors are people who play with fire.'
'If we see that romance only belongs to the young or to a particular age group, then the whole definition changes.'
Joginder Tuteja looks at Ranbir's films, which have seen the best opening collections.
While the country is gripped by Ram Mandir frenzy, Danish Husain -- without shouting from the rooftops -- silently staged his opinion with this play on one of India's best-known poets, observes Neeta Kolhatkar.
"Every actor's life is short. It exists only between 'Action' and 'Cut'," Mohanlal once told Subhash K Jha.
Mediums may change, formats may alter but one thing remains constant -- audience making their likes and dislikes abundantly clear.
The Salaar team is celebrating the film's success in Hyderabad.
'If we selected a political film or a film on a specific cultural event, they could easily be bypassed if they don't match with the political ideologies of the people viewing the film at the Oscars.'
National-award winning actor, producer, hotelier, ex-politician, cricket team owner, philanthropist, highest tax payer, reality show judge, animal lover and, above all, people's hero -- Mithun Chakraborty -- who has been conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award -- is truly a force of nature, notes Sukanya Verma.
Good, bad, evil, we saw a gamut of emotions on display in their most stirring form as actors reiterated their worth.
'We are all trying to make great cinema and trying to put Malayalam cinema on the map.'
'The maximum struggle that I have gone through in this industry was to try to get a film made which had a female action star.' 'And that film never got made, despite reaching out to some of the biggest actresses.'
Make time for this one, you will be in for a pleasant surprise like I was, endorses Mayur Sanap.
Love, Sitara doesn't flesh out the people or their problems enough to give us a glimpse into their minds, observes Sukanya Verma.
With the rains pouring down on us, August offers yet another reason to stay home!
'Laapataa Ladies opened a lot of doors for me.' 'I have gotten so much love from audiences and seniors in the industry that it's overwhelming.' 'I get calls from superstars. I'm holding my heart and it's like, "Oh my God, they are calling me? I am their fan and they love my work!"'
'My contribution to Uttama Villain is going to make me proud.'
'Manjummel Boys is way beyond my control now.'
